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Dunn County Commission approves drug screening, background checks for new employees

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING All new employees hired by Dunn County will be subject to criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screens, a new policy that will also affect current employees who transfer departments or move into management roles. Continue Reading

Montana applicant offered sheriff job in Dunn County

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING After interviewing two candidates, the Dunn County Commission has opted to offer the county’s open sheriff position to Texas native Clayton Coker. Continue Reading

Lawyers to argue about interrogation in ND killing

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A man accused of second-degree murder in the death of a former Marine from North Dakota says investigators violated his rights when he was interrogated following his arrest. Continue Reading

Dunn County issues burn ban based on fire danger index

May 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING The Dunn County Commission agreed at its meeting at the Dunn County Courthouse on Wednesday to issue a burn ban that will be regulated by the North Dakota Fire Danger Index and require anyone who wants to burn to first check the index to assess the potential for fire to spread. Continue Reading

With courthouse violence on the rise, Dunn County looks at security options

April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING Dunn County is looking to up its security measures at the sheriff’s office and eventually the courthouse. The effort to increase safety will start with security cameras in the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department office, a request granted by the County Commission. Continue Reading

Dunn County plans withdraw from emergency alert system

April 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANNING The Dunn County Commission plans to discontinue its emergency alert service that the county shares with Stark County until the commission gets a recommendation from the Dunn County emergency manager to resume the services. Continue Reading

Belfield hires former Dunn County sheriff’s deputy

April 24, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BELFIELD The Belfield City Council welcomed Travis Carlson to the city’s police department at a special meeting Wednesday at City Hall. “I’ve heard good things from the new guys you’ve hired,” Carlson told the council. Continue Reading

Dunn County receives 9 applications for open sheriff position

April 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Interviews are expected to begin soon for the next Dunn County sheriff. The application deadline for the sheriff’s position closed Monday with nine applicants, and Denise Giffin, who is in charge of human resources for Dunn County, said the selection committee has a good group of candidates. Continue Reading

Dunn County Sheriff’s Department to get new drug-sniffing dog after last K-9 goes AWOL

April 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department is still missing Rex, its drug-sniffing, 3-year-old male Labrador retriever K-9. The dog hasn’t been seen since the end of March. Continue Reading

Highway 22 construction project underway north of Killdeer

April 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A construction project north of Killdeer on Highway 22 is underway, the North Dakota Department of Transportation stated Friday in a release. Continue Reading